One thing that does not occur to many personal injury claimants when they have been injured as a result of someone else’s negligence is the possibility that, as a part of preparing for trial or litigation in a personal injury case, the other side may do extensive background research on you as well as your…
You were involved in a motor vehicle accident caused by someone who was not paying attention; he was texting while behind the wheel and slammed into the back of your car as a result of his carelessness. This person’s negligence caused you to suffer serious injuries to multiple parts of your body and property damage…
Your Florida personal injury lawsuit involving a motor vehicle accident caused by someone else’s negligence has concluded with a settlement at a mediation of $150,000 and you’re very happy with the result. This is more than enough to pay for the damage that the other driver did to your car that you could not use…
One of the worries expressed by many Florida injury victims is how and whether a defense attorney is permitted to attack a personal injury claimant when it comes to the potential role that the injured person may have played in causing the incident that led to his or her injuries. Whether it is a motor…
We often are asked by clients how the jury in a Florida personal injury lawsuit goes about determining the amount of damages that will be awarded in connection with a client’s pain and suffering as a result of injuries caused by someone else’s negligence. This is a very relevant consideration, given that you need to…
Medical expenses, and in particular an injured person’s ability to present a full picture of his or her medical expenses for the treatment of injuries caused by someone else’s negligence, are perhaps the most misunderstood aspect in Florida personal injury cases. Many times defense attorneys will attempt to confuse or mislead the judge, jury or…
Many of our clients who have been injured in an auto accident caused by someone else’s negligence express concern about who will pay for the medical expenses associated with treatment of their injuries. Is it the insurer of the negligent driver that caused the accident or the injured person’s insurance? If it is the injured…
A construction worker who witnessed two co-workers falling off scaffolding to their deaths, while at work building a resort hotel near Walt Disney World in August 2018, has sued Marriott and the construction company responsible for building the hotel for emotional distress related to witnessing his co-workers’ deaths. The worker is claiming that the sight…
In a South Florida story that made national news, more than 20 people were injured in a natural gas explosion as a result of a suspected gas leak that leveled the majority of a mall in Plantation in Broward County. The explosion took place over the Fourth of July weekend and destroyed dozens of nearby…
In an attempt to reverse the hard-fought gains that have been won by ordinary Floridians through prior Florida Supreme Court rulings over the past thirty years, the 2019 Florida Legislature is attempting to impose hurdles in the way Floridians can be fully compensated for injuries they suffered through no fault of their own in the…
